God hears us before we even speak a word, ( Psalms 139:4 - Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. Isaiah 65:24- Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. ) So we can be assured that He hears our every prayer. And we can also be assured that He answers our every prayer too. But what we need to realize is that He answers in His time, His way and His will. So the answers don’t always come when we want, how we want and don’t always look the way we want them to. But He answers our prayers according to His will and what’s best for us for our good and for his glory. And that is really what we want anyway. We just want Him in our lives and His will done in our lives. I believe God answers every prayer in one of three ways. Yes. No. And not yet. In this video I want to encourage you to not give up or get weary in prayer, and not lose hope. But continue to seek the Father and His will and His heart. And seek and pray that your desires and heart longings are aligned with those of God’s. Psalms 37:4 tells us that when we take delight in the LORD, he will give us the desires of your heart. But first and foremost God himself needs to be the desire of our hearts. God and His Will for our lives need to be the desire of our hearts. And when we desire or love God with all our hearts, soul, and mind then hearts should be in the right place and we will be desiring the right things. May you be blessed and encouraged with this post and video about prayer. In Him, Mae
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Ok, so here is the last garden video of the season. It's harvest season. Both in the gardens and fields, and a spiritual harvest. The doors may be closed for a lot of things we call normal life, but the doors and hearts are wide open for the spiritual harvest. Now is the time to be diligent in our witnessing. We are harvesting the last of the vegetables in our garden. Since doing this video we got the last of the potatoes, carrots, beets, and rutabagas out of the ground. We waited almost too late and the ground was already starting to freeze, but got everything out and safely in our cold room. We are very thankful for the good harvest. Watch all the way till the end of the video to get a fun sneak peek of our baby goats. In the garden with mae - getting fresh veggies, freezing peas, and introducing another video series8/9/2020 Hey there and welcome to another garden video! In this video I talk about freezing peas with out blanching. This is my second year of doing this now. They turned out excellent last year. For the spiritual part of the video I introduce my video series, Is it God you Really Want or Just Heaven? May you be inspired to go all in and all out for God! In Him, Mae Hey there and welcome to another garden video! In this video I talk about freezing peas with out blanching. And I introduce my video series Is it God you really Want or Just Heaven? Watch for more garden videos to come as the garden keeps growing and as I continue to pick and preserve vegies and berries. I will keep doing garden videos until is all done and harvested! Mae
Welcome to the 4th in the series of my summer 2020 garden videos. In this one I talk about our peas setting on, show how everything is growing so good and fast. And I talk about the root worm problem that's attacking and killing my cabbage plants. it's really annoying how they attack the roots like that and have the plant ruined before I even suspect a thing . For my spiritual part of my garden videos I talk about how Satan comes to seek, kill, and destroy. He uses all kinds of sneaky tactics like that to attack us, and if possible to tear down our very root system that's in Jesus. So be aware of your enemy and stay in the Word and in prayer. And God will keep you strong! In Him, Mae Hey there, Here is 2 more videos from my garden! See what's growing and whats not. See how we found the corn midst all the weeds. What we are thankful for. And more!! Stayed tuned for future garden videos. Mae
Are you a busy mother and feel like you have more than you can keep up? You're not alone. As a homeschooling mother of nine I'm right there with you.
But here is some good news, relax. You don't have to do it all. Sometimes the best thing we can do as mothers is simply let some things go. Just don't do it. When we try to always keep a perfectly weeded garden, perfectly clean house, the laundry always caught up, and amazing meals on the table we run our selves ragged. We got to learn the art of just leaving stuff for another day and focus on what is more important at the moment which might just be sitting down and reading books with our children. Too often we moms we try to do more than God ever intended us to do. I hope & pray this has been a blessing and encouraging to you as you mother your children and keep a busy household. In Him, Mae Be sure and stayed tuned for more great future weekly podcast & YouTube videos.
Hey there, I'm so excited to share with you my very first video from the garden!! I plan to do more of these through out the summer, i may do one every other week now. So if garden things interest you or your just curious about how I garden or how people in general garden here in northern Alberta, then be insure to stayed tuned for more great videos from Mae's garden! In this one I talk about planting, weeding, and a couple gardening tips. i also share some great inspiration I got while weeding in the garden the other day. Well watch and enjoy! And share with anyone who you know who would enjoy it too! In Him, Mae Being thankful will cure resentfulness - even when things are not just as we would like Do you find your self being just a bit resentful about now due to everything going on with this social distancing stuff? Do you wish life would get back to normal already? I know I do. In this video, I talk about how being thankful in all things as God has instructed us to be is the cure to helping us not be resentful of changes in our lives right now due to COVID-19. I also talk about making the most of our time and finding new, creative and productive things to do with our extra time if we have any spare time. Our time is a gift from God. So we need to be good stewards of it. In Him, Mae p.s. Here is the link to my children's new YouTube show on the subject of faith. https://youtu.be/PmZW6vMGRAo Hey there. I'm going into 2020 grateful and blessed, saying goodbye to fear, and excited about what God has for me in this new year and for the future in general! How about you? Whatever was in your past, it does not have to taint your future. It does not define you. It does not have a hold on you, your present life, or what is on the horizon for you! Nope. Only God has the say in your life. And He has great things in store for you. Just press in and press on. Say yes to His will and His way in your life! Life is to short to sit on the sidelines. Life is to short to be held back by fear. Life is too short to say, "well maybe next year we will do what it is God has called us to". We don't know how much more time we will have here on earth, and even if we do have more years, maybe the one we are too reach out to does not. So may we live in a sense of urgency about spreading God's Word, and urgency about showing and speaking His Love, and giving His hope to a hurt and lost world. We need to not only be ready our selves for His coming but make sure we are doing all we can to make sure those around us are as well. To do our part anyway. Hoping you are going into 2020 grateful too! And may you be richly blessed in God. Enjoy this video! And share it with others! In Him, Mae Renfroe www.lightsforjes.com ~ Hey you all! I've just done a little video to introduce and promote the Lights For Jesus Ministry website and blog. If you have already been following along on my blog for awhile, then you may know all there is to know about my website/blog, but if you are new here, this will be a great way to get to know what we are all about here! And what all I have to offer, and the many great resources for you and your family. Here is a few things you find here. ~ Video Blog Posts ~Podcast ~ Life coaching ~ Hope in Loss & grief resources ~ Encouragement for Mothers ~ Articles ~ Encouragement for families & links to helpful sites & recommenced home-school resources ~ Books by Mae Renfroe Well after watching this video you will get to know what all my ministry is about, and get a feel for my heart and passion to reach out and encourage other wives and mothers. If you would take a moment to share this website and blog with your friends and family, or on social media I would be very grateful to you! I am wanting my ministry to get out there and get know so I can be an encouragement and blessing to others through my blog posts, articles, podcasts, and videos. Thanks for following along with me! In Him, Mae Hey my beautiful blog readers! This video blog post or vlog is the first one back after our busy summer. So like an update to what is going on around our house, 2 announcements, as well as encouragement to keep doing what it is God has given you to do in this season. especially for young mothers, and homeschooling mothers. For homeschooling families with little ones, there will be hard days like you feel you can't do it anymore. So when those hard days come along go back to your why and just focus again on your reason you started doing this in the first place. If God called you to it, He will see you through it. He will give you what it takes. Hang in there mom, you can do it! And it will get easier! And it's worth all your time and tears! Enjoy and God bless! Until next time, In Him, Mae Renfroe My Son's website that I mention in the video. He has lots of great content and resources for homeschooling families. https://thesunshining.weebly.com/
We have gotten into the very busy part of summer here now. With our garden things coming ready, lots of weeding to do, animals to tend, berry picking time coming soon, company coming, and the children in summer camps. So this is to say I have decided to take a break from blogging and vlogging for a few weeks. But if I do manage to have some time and some inspiration to write, I certainly would jump on here quick and do that, otherwise the pressure is off me to try and do this weekly. Summers are short and sweet how they are this far north, so you really have to make the most of them and I want to make sure I have plenty of time for my family. As well as to be able to enjoy all the things of summer. Before I sign off here I just want to give you some advice and encouragement so you can make your summer a great one too!
~ Be there with and for your family. ~ And be aware of being all there -- giving your children your full attention. ( careful not to be distracted on your phone, etc..) ~ Be deliberate about putting God and the things of God into your lives on a daily biases. ~ If daily family devotions are not a regular a part of your lives, start this summer! ~ Make God a part of your normal conversation. ~ Make every moment a teachable moment. ~ Be patient with your children, and slow to anger. ~ Be consistent and firm, yet loving in correction. ~ Think of new ways to connect with your children, & really be a part of their lives this summer. ~ Be careful only to say those things that will uplift, encourage, & inspire them to want to do their best to please you and God. ~ And don't forget to take time for you, to rest & rejuvenate, and connect with God so you can continue pouring into your family. Keep up the great work moms! May you have a blessed summer! And remember as always I love hearing from my readers. I want to hear your comments, questions, and prayer requests. And I will reply as soon as I can. In Him, Mae A video blog post for your encouragement and enjoyment! On here I talk about what is keeping us busy this spring. And have included several pictures that showcase that. Also I lightly talk about the dangers of children on the internet. And I talk from experience on this. Iv'e had couple run-ins now with a couple of my children viewing behind my back unappropriated content on the intent. I highly recommend that parents be on alert where the internet is concerned, because even the best of children can be tempted at times. Check history time to time, and not just ask them because they may lie to you due to being afraid. Iv'e had experience that issue too. And then if you have found bad content on their watch history comfort them carefully and in love. I had very good results when I did this. And this particle child was so glad I finally uncovered what he had been doing. He was sincerely repentant and glad it was over. And we had no problems again.
Well please watch, enjoy, and be blessed! In Him, Mae The choices we make today in how we use our time will affect both now and our future, either in a negative way or in a positive way. Whatever time we want to call it. Our downtime. Our free time. Our alone time. Our me time. Our spare time. Our extra time. We have choices to make and options to choose from on how to use this time that go something like this; good, better best. Good, better, best? What will it be? First ask yourself, “Is this a good use of my time?” Then, “What would be even better than that? And finally,” What would be the very best?” If we choose less than the best, then that’s exactly what we will have - less than the best. I am sure we all want the best. But it is a choice we have to make. And sometimes that choice is harder to make than others. And lots depend on the choices we make. Let’s always choose the best. What is the best for now and for the future? What’s best for us? What’s best for our families, and for others? The choice is yours to make. How you use your time is your business. But remember, every choice comes with consequences. These thoughts for this article came to me right after writing the article, The Role We Play. And I knew that those thoughts and things came to me for that article only because of the way I chose to use my time. And that I was able to write that all because of the way I used that time. Had I chosen to use that time to watch something on the little t.v. that was there beside my hospital bed, I wouldn’t have had that time to think, pray, and commune with God. What I would have forfeited. The way I chose to use that time not only benefited myself, but also many who will read what I wrote, either now or in the years to come.
It does matter how we use our time. It does make a difference. The choices we make today will affect not only now, but also our future, in either negative way or in a positive way. Galatians 6:6-8 (KJV)6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Good, better, best. What will it be? Good, better, best. Think of your future. In Him, Mae Here is my awesome family as of April 28th, 2019! Our previous family picture was taken 2 years ago just before we lost our son, Clayton, on April 19th 2017. In this recent photo we have our newest blessing. Our baby Faith is a few weeks old. There is nothing like a new baby in the house! And how special that she was born in April. God is good! Below is our family photo taken two weeks before our son Clayton's accident. We had no clue what was soon to happen. But God has a way of preparing us for what we can't see coming, and is always there with us in the midst of the storms. He is our anchor. Our refuge and strength. To read all the blog posts since our son's death click here. Thank you for following my blog. I hope it has been an encouragement and blessing to you. And please share with your friends. I would love to reach as many people as I can with hope and encouragement.
In Him, Mae Good news everyone! Our newest blessing is arriving April 3rd! My due date was April 10th, but due to me being on blood thinners to prevent blood clots, the Dr.s want to induce a week early to prevent my going into labor on my own. With me being on blood thinners it needs to be a more controlled birth, and I will stop the blood thinner about 24 hours before delivery day. At my last week's appointment and sonogram our baby is laying transverse instead of head down so that throws a new twist do this delivery too. The Dr. said if the baby has not flipped head down by this next appointment that we would be looking at C-section instead of the induction. C-section is certainly all new to me so even just at the mention of that word I get scared. Just recently I got too talk to a couple moms who have had c-sections and they have put my mind to rest on a lot of questions I had, so that has really helped me be more comfortable with the fact it may come to c-section. And to tell the truth induced labors are not much fun either! All my labors have been quite long and hard for me. There was a couple shorter ones. But otherwise labor has not been something I looked forward to because of how long and hard my labors were, and then my last 2 I was 42 weeks overdue and had to be induced. Induction seems to make for a harder and more intense labor experience. So a c-section could be a very welcome break for me! And give me an all new and better delivery experience. This would be the first for an epidural for me as well. For now I am enjoying the remaining days of my pregnancy. Only eight more! I am honestly not ready for it to be over that soon, I love this part too much!
I have always loved pregnancy. I love the attention I get. I enjoy maternity clothes. I love seeing my belly grow bigger and bigger. But I especially love the movements, the bumps and the kicks. And just the fact at how amazing it is to have a baby in the womb growing so perfectly and wonderfully. What a miracle it is. I love it all! And life it's self is a miracle. How easy it is to take our lives for granted. And how easy it is to think that we will always be here, until we are old anyway, right? But are days are all numbered. and each new day God grants us is a gift. Not to be taken for granted, but used wisely and for His glory knowing that it is a miracle we are here. And that God has a plan and a purpose for us. Our time is not to be wasted, but to be invested! All for His glory! In Him, Mae P.S. I will post here soon as I can after baby arrives with the delivery news, and baby pictures. So happy to announce my newest book release here!
As For me and My House, Volume 2 Unfortunately it does come slightly imperfect. The front cover title of the book is a little hard to see. As well as few typo errors inside. So I may yet get those fixed and upload it again to the global network. But otherwise it's ready for you to read, enjoy, and be inspired and encouraged --from my home to yours! I am confident you will be blessed! In Him, Mae I have had many people ask me how I manage with our 7 children ( one more due in April, 2019), homeschooling them, keeping up the house, feeding my large crew, and even still manage to have time for writing. So I have decided to write a post here to let you know how I do it. It is no magic, no quick recipe, and no special super mothering either. I get the feeling sometimes that people think I must have to be this super mother with a ton of patience and that I have it all together. Well here is a few quick confessions. I am no super mom. I quite often lose my patience. And I certainly don’t have it all together. My house is usually very loud and noisy. I go through all the children’s names until I get to the one I want. The children are not always perfectly behaved. And the floors are not always swept. But I do manage. And I am not going insane or pulling out my hair either! I have compiled here some things that I do that help me to manage! How we home-school Though I have always been very committed to homeschooling my children it has never been an area of mine I really excel in. I’ve known there are super moms who have it all together, have various grades and ages all going at the same time, and everyone is learning what they should. Well, it doesn’t go so smoothly at my house. This is what is working this school year for us though. Sam is doing 8th grade and works on his own up in his room. Nathan, 18, who graduated last year from our home-school correct Sam’s quizzes and tests. Nathan is also helping Ben in grade 2 with his school. Both Ben and Anna who is in grade 3, need one on one help for nearly all their school work. And I know there are super homeschooling moms who seem to manage just fine with 2 students needing her full-time help. But I confess I don’t know how I could ever do it without my son’s help. I feel like I would go crazy for sure. Sarah in grade 6 works on her own with me correcting most of her lessons. I work with Anna and when she is on a break I get a break, but if I was helping Ben as well I would have to alternate working with them and wouldn’t get a break till school day was done! I guess I would get a lunch break but that is it. Thankfully this is working for us for now. Glad that my oldest son has put off getting a job for this winter. How housecleaning gets done The children are assigned the dishes so I am not responsible for any dishes. They are my dish washer! I do almost all the cooking but I do include their help a lot. I get my oldest son and the girls to do or at least help with the baking. The children set the table and clean up after meals. I oversee all this though. Besides these task mentioned above, I have the children do 3 at least other chores each. More if I needed it, but that usually gets it, for the day to day work anyway. Weekly cleaning is done on Fridays and generally, there is more chores to do, but again when each of the children does 3 each that about covers my whole list. Fridays is when the mopping is done, the toilets, and bathroom cleaned. How I find time to write My writing is squeezed in here and there in any free minute I get. Here are a few things that give me time to write. I don’t watch T.V., and only about one movie a week. I don’t have a lot of people I call. I only spend about 30 minutes a day on face book which is the only social media I am on. I check email periodically throughout the day on my phone which I feel is less time to consume for me than getting on my laptop. What I do to make a simpler and more manageable life
Actually, this is a list of things we don’t do that makes life simpler and more manageable for me. This is how I am able to stay sane with a big busy family and not running the roads to this and that.
But God is the one keeps me going. I couldn’t do it without Him! He’s my driving force, my director and guide. He gets me going and keeps me going! And He gives me the reason and purpose for my life and mothering! So really when it comes down to it how I manage with my busy family of 7 is spelled in out in one word, GOD. May you too rely on Him for your every day in everything! He is sufficient! In Him, Mae It has been awhile since I did a newsy blog post. So here goes! I have been busy with the children's school. That keeps me busy every day until in the after-noon, unless I have to go somewhere for a reason and then there goes school altogether, at least for the younger ones who rely on my help. This week I had to take Sam in Monday because he had an ear infection and got him antibiotics, and then Sarah in on Thursday for because of an infection and got her antibiotics. But otherwise our school goes good and we do that five days a week. I am now about 15 weeks along with our 9th baby which is due April 15th, 2019. I have been feeling very well at this point and we are all excited about our newest baby. As I have time I write here on my blog, and I have been trying hard to work on volume 2 of my book, As For me and My House. I can't wait to have that one finished and I know several of you are looking forward to as well. But I am not good at just sitting down and getting at it. I find the editing part so hard and time consuming. But soon I will say it is good enough for me to get a proof copy and then will read and check for some more errors that way. I will update here where the book is ready for sale. I have just recently written an article and summited it to Nancy Campbell, editor of Above Rubies magazine, to come out in a recent issue. So that will be very exciting. It is the story of our loss along with lot's of inspiration, hope, and encouragement. I will announce that here when it comes out and how you can get yourself an issue if are not already a regular subscriber of Above Rubies. I am still working on getting my practice hours for my coaching. ( For anyone reading this you feel like you could use some coaching on a particular thing just contact me, see also my coaching page.) I need about 10 more hours coaching hours before I can receive my certification. These things take awhile but I am so very eager to get my course finished and get on with the next thing I want to take. Which is the coaching speakers course. I am so excited about taking that course!
Most of my readers know I have felt a call on my life and a tug on my heart to public speaking. I am still waiting on the Lord to open doors that way, and in the meantime preparing my self as much as I can. The message I have right now that I want to share through speaking, called When your World is falling Apart, I have committed to reading it daily and even twice daily if I can manage. The plan is to have the message fixed securely in my head making it easier for me to speak when the times comes. and it is the least I can do while I wait. If you would like to learn more about my speaking please visit my speaking page. Well that sums up what I am currently up to for now. God bless! Have an amazing day! In Him, Mae Greetings from my home to yours this beautiful evening here in Texas!! Here I come with a video blog post which is not on one certain topic but on a variety of things. On this video you will hear... ~ how and why I baked cokies on the smoker! ~ what we do when things don't always go the way we would like. ~ what our oldest son is doing way up in Canada for the summer. ~ what is keeping me busy now that school is done ~ about reading to my blessings in the evenings. ~ and letting your light shine! Keep your light shining brightly for Jesus, and don't burn your cookies! Enjoy! In Him, Mae P.S. I made this video several days ago, and my oven is still continuing to be so temperamental and strange on me. After the burnt cookie episode Paul said he would get me an oven the next day, but guess what the next morning it worked again like a charm! So he didn't get me a new one. Then that evening I went to use it and it didn't work again, but the next morning it did. A few days of that pattern and I got to thinking it only worked in the mornings. But I went to try it this evening and it worked! So I quickly mixed up a cake and got it in there while it was still going!! We will be getting a new oven though soon, because when I need to bake I need to bake! I can't put up with this silly part time oven!! We are now completed with our homeschooling for this year! So happy about that!!
I should have more free time! YEA!! But life doesn't slow down much for a mommy with a house full of busy and children like mine! As time allows though I will pour into completing Volume 2 of my book As For Me and My House. As well as writing here on my blog and working on my website. I am so happy and blessed to have this website/blog to encourage and empowering fellow women in the Lord. It is my passion in life besides being a wife and a mother. As God puts things on my heart I share it here with you all. Most of you here know that I am an avid reader and I share most of my latest reads from time to time here on my blog. And I got 2 going right now. I am going through a devotional of Priscilla Shirer, called Awaken, and then The Power of Praying Together by Stormie Omartian. Both are super good! Recently though I have been listening to different of Beth Moore's Bible studies on CDs instead of reading so much. These CDs have been a real blessing to me. I just pop them in and go about my work in the kitchen! Some I have listened to are Believing God, Breaking Free, the Bible study on Esther, and the Bible study on Daniel. I love her way of unpacking Bible passages and the way she teaches. So powerful, and so passionate! And she so easy to listen too, and has a great humor! Only a couple months ago though I only knew of Beth Moore by name and that's it. I had never read any of her books or Bible studies or anything. Then my neighbor offered me some of her CDs, and I was hooked! When I finish one set, I bring it back and she supplies me with another set!! And what is so amazing about it is that this is just what I have been needing to hear at this sage and time in my life. If I would have listened to these CDs years ago they would not have spoke to me the same and when I really needed to hear them. Praising the Lord for that! ONLY GOD! I just love the way God works! And over these past couple of months I have felt God's calling more and more about me speaking. So not not knowing how all that will play out that way, and when where and how. But I am trusting the Lord on this and stepping out in faith. And I know my God is strong when I am weak, and he will equip me for what He has called me to! Amen! Keep believing and trusting in God. No matter what you have gone through or where life has taken you so far. Give your life to God and He will redeem you to Himself, and set you free from whatever has been keeping you captive. You are His beautiful daughter, and He has an amazing plan and propose for your life! In Him, Mae
The morning started out a bit rough for me though. As I was thinking about our evening we had planed for Nathan, and started preparing for and anticipating that event, I had a lot of emotions going on. Excited for Nathan, but of course thinking about our dear son, Clayton, and so also quite sad and feeling down. Knowing that not only would Clayton not be here to be apart of this special moment for Nathan, but that he ( Clayton ) also would not be having this special moment himself at all. I had already previously said to some of my family that I already considered Clayton graduated though. So I had to rework that through my mind again to console my self. That no, Clayton would not be having a graduation as Nathan from 12 years of schooling and at the usual graduating age, but he did graduate from school just the same, at the tender age of 14 from grade 8. And not only did Clayton graduate from school, but he successfully graduated from this life here in this old, broken temporary world, to his new beautiful heavenly home -- his forever Home to be forever with the Lord. Where there is no more pain, no more sorrow, no more tears, no more sin, and no more death. Now that is the ultimate graduation! He successfully made it through, completed his life and all that the Lord had for him here, though short it was, and now is resting with the Lord, worshiping with the angels, and proudly wearing his graduation crown! Way to go Clayton! We look forward to joining you one day! ( Your mom just wishes she could give you a big hug & a loving pat on the back right now though) While I was feeling down and thinking this all through I just felt I needed to talk to my mom. Some how just talking to her is just what I need to make it through a rough moment like that. So I called her up. And soon as she says hello I told her that I forgot to mention to her last night when we spoke that we were having Nathan's graduation dinner today. I could hardly get those words out without choking up. I said, "I am thinking about Clayton how he is not here, and that he won't be graduating like Nathan, but I also feel he already did before Nathan." She understood. And she agreed with me. And gave me words of encouragement, hope, and comfort. We talk for awhile, me crying, and her comforting me. And then we get off. I go about writing a message for Nathan in the grad card I bought for him. After that I am feeling better, and go into the kitchen to get busy cooking and baking. By late afternoon all is well with me, and all is set and ready for a special evening for Nathan. Of course I had to phone my mom later that night to tell her about our great evening. And she shared my joy, wishing that they could have been here with us though. So in saying we have our 2 oldest sons graduated now. One completed with school and headed off soon to work at Riverside Bible camp for the summer in far off Canada, as well as what ever else the Lord has for him and his life. And our other one, completed with this life and now safely off in his forever Home with the Lord. Sure, it is all bitter sweet. But it is what it is. And sometimes we just have to look on things with a little different perceptive. What ever it takes to make it through what we have been given in life. Because we know our God makes no mistakes. There is no accidents with Him. Though we can not understand why we know this was apart of the His plan for our lives. And so no matter how hard it may be for me to say this, " I wouldn't desire it to be any other way." To God be the glory, honor,& praise for ever and ever! Amen! In Him, Mae P.S. If you are a mother that has just recently lost a child, I understand that you may find it hard to see and feel my perceptive of how I view our son, Clayton, as graduated. Know that I could never have felt this way any sooner. It would have been too hard on me to feel that way earlier on. Now though that is has been over a year, the pain has lessened some and so I can honestly feel happy for Clayton. But it still hurts - a lot. That is why it was so hard for me that morning as I mentioned, and as I was writing the above piece tears were very close to the surface. Maybe this is not the way others may want to look at it with their loss, but it does and has helped me. So I am sharing in case it may be an encouragement and blessing to you and your situation.
Remember if you need someone to chat with please leave me a message in the contact box, and I will get back to you as soon as I can. That is what my blog and I are here for! :) Okay, so this past week I managed to have time to up-grade, and now have a paid site with a registered domain name. Moving up a bit in the world! Hopefully these changes will make it easier to find our Lights For Jesus website/blog.
Unfortunately while registering the domain name we had a bit of mess up and ended up with lightsforjes.com. That was disappointing since I never would have intentionally abbreviated Jesus's name like that. So I hope no one is offended by it. Know that we would never have done that on purpose. Also working on all the pages and adding slideshows, share buttons, ect... I will continue to work on it as I have time as well as add various articles that I have written over the years. I hope to have lots available here to encourage, inspire, and challenge you in your walk with the Lord. That is my passion out side of being a wife and mother. Is to encourage, up-lift, and empower other women in the Lord. I know how much I have been inspired and encouraged over the years by books, devotionals, and teachings by fellow wives and mothers in the Lord. I love what they are doing, and that they have taken time out of their busy lives to write and share their heats and lives so that they may be a help to others. I have been tremendously blessed by many such women. And I want to be able to bless others as I have been blessed. Though since I am a super busy homeschooling mom to 8 super busy children I do not always get much time to pursue my writing here on my blog! But every spare moment I get I write! In between times as God puts things on my heart and mind I just jot in on a note paper and stick it in my laptop. Then when I get time I turn it in to a blog post! Also since April of 2017 when we experienced the sudden and tragic death of our 14 year old son I am reaching out to others who are also walking this road. If that is you, I want to be all the support and encouragement to you that I can. I know how hard it is. Here is the page I created just for that. Feel free to share it with any one you know who would benefit from it. What ever you may be going through know that God is with you always. He knows. He cares. He loves you. He has a plan in all this. Just cling to Him with all your strength, and trust Him that He is on His thrown and is in control. He makes no mistakes, and with God nothing just happens. It is all part of His big sovereign plan. In Him, Mae |
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I am a wife to my wonderful husband, Paul, of over 22 years. Mommy to 9 blessings, ages 21 to 3 years. Our 2nd oldest son, at age 14, has gone on to be with the Lord on April 19th, 2017. I share about that new road we are on here on my blog. Categories
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